Scheherezade and the Persephone myth is what comes to mind. It's interesting enough and well written but it's not new or different. Cliche and predictScheherezade and the Persephone myth is what comes to mind. It's interesting enough and well written but it's not new or different. Cliche and predictable but not necessairly in a bad way. It is a young adult book after all....more

1.5Dissapointing. Short, feels unfinished. It has potential but relies on shallow characterization that is not entirely though out or consistent. Arel1.5Dissapointing. Short, feels unfinished. It has potential but relies on shallow characterization that is not entirely though out or consistent. Arelia is supposed to ignore the spirits, as she says she always does, but her ignoring them somehow means talking to them and telling them to go away - that's not my definition of ignoring. The romance, all the relationships - too fast, too cliche.Too bad, becuase the setting was interesting. Nothing happens....more